John Deere 8850 VS Fordson Super Major specs comparison

John Deere 8850 1982 comparison online with competitors

John Deere 8850

General Infos
Make John Deere
Model 8850
Country United states
Production From 1982  Until 1988
Price -
Tractor type Four wheel Drive (4WD) tractor
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual John Deere 8850 Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 20.8-42
AG rear tires 20.8-42
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 37,480 lbs or 17000 kg
Length 257.8 inches [654 cm]
Width -
Height -
Wheelbase 133 inches [337 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius 19 feet [5.8 m]
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 955 ci or 15.7 L
Cylinders 8 cylinders
Engine power 370 hp or 275.9 kW
Engine RPM 2100 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 240 gal or 908.4 L
Oil capacity 51 qts or 48.3 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories John Deere 8850 Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number 3
Batteries voltage 12 V
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps 625
Ground force negative
Charging system alternator
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps 110 amps
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system Quad-Range
Trans type partial power shift
Trans gears 16 forward and 6 reverse
Clutch system Perma-Clutch hydraulic wet discs
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x4 articulated 4WD
Final drive -
Steering hydrostatic power
Braking system power wet disc
Cabin type Sound-Gard cab with air-conditioning
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System closed center constant-pressure
Valves 3 to 4
Pump flow 44 gpm or 166.5 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity 45.5 gal or 172.2 L
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 269.77 hp or 201.2 kW
Fuel consumption 19.2 gal/hour or 72.7 l/hour
Pulling power 35,330 lbs or 16025 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 300 hp or 223.7 kW
Real power 303.99 hp or 226.7 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch hydraulic wet disc
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 1000 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 19.3 gal/hour or 73.1 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system lower-link
Rear hitch 4/4N
Rear hitch lift 10,250 lbs or 4649 kg
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

Fordson Super Major 1961 comparison online with competitors

Fordson Super Major

General Infos
Make Fordson
Model Super Major
Country United states
Production From 1961  Until 1964
Price -
Tractor type -
Fuel diesel
Service repair manual Fordson Super Major Manual

Dimensions, sizes and tires
AG front tires 6.00-16
AG rear tires 12.4-38
Lawn front tires -
Lawn rear tires -
Indus front tires -
Indus rear tires -
Weight 5330 lbs or 2417 kg
Length 130.5 inches [331 cm]
Width 65 inches [165 cm]
Height 64.6 inches [164 cm]
Wheelbase 80 inches [203 cm]
Ground clearance -
Turning radius -
Rear tread size -
Front tread size -
Turning radius -

Horsepower and engin specs
Engine capacity 199 ci or 3.3 L
Cylinders 4 cylinders
Engine power 54 hp or 40.3 kW
Engine RPM 1700 (rpm)
Torque -
Torque RPM -
Fuel type diesel
Fuel injection -
Fuel tank size 20 gal or 75.7 L
Oil capacity 7.2 qts or 6.8 L
Oil change -
Starter motor -
Starter volts 12 V
Parts And Accessories Fordson Super Major Parts
Electrical and battery specs
Batteries number -
Batteries voltage -
Battries Amps -
Cold Amps -
Ground force -
Charging system -
Charging Volts -
Charging Amps -
Clutch and gearbox specs
Trans system -
Trans type sliding gear
Trans gears 6 forward and 2 reverse
Clutch system -
Cabine and mechanical specs
Wheel drive 4x2 2WD
Final drive -
Steering -
Braking system -
Cabin type Open operator station
Differentiel lock -
Hydraulics specifications
System open center
Valves -
Pump flow 6 gpm or 22.7 lpm
SVC flow -
Steering flow -
Tank capacity -
Hydraulic pressure -
Max flow -
Drawbar specifications
Drawbar type -
Claimed power -
Drawbar horsepower 40.21 hp or 30.0 kW
Fuel consumption 3.0 gal/hour or 11.4 l/hour
Pulling power 8,128 lbs or 3686 kg
Power take-off (PTO) specs
Claimed power 47 hp or 35.0 kW
Real power 42.89 hp or 32.0 kW
Engine @RPM -
PTO Clutch -
Rear PTO independent
Rear PTO RPM 540 (rpm)
Front PTO -
Front PTO RPM -
Mid PTO -
Mid PTO RPM -
Fuel consumption 2.8 gal/hour or 10.6 l/hour
3 point hitch specifiations
Hitch system -
Rear hitch I,II
Rear hitch lift -
Front hitch -
Front hitch lift -

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